Dior Homme edt Review – Francois Demachy; 2020
Persolaise Dior Homme edt 2020 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy)
Christian Dior Fahrenheit Absolute Review – Francois Demachy; 2009 – The Fork In The Scented Road
Dior Fahrenheit Absolute review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2009) with thoughts on the last decade in the fragrance world
Maison Francis Kurkdjian L’Eau A La Rose Review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2019
Maison Francis Kurkdjian L'Eau A La Rose review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francis Kurkdjian, 2019)
Hermes L’Ombre Des Merveilles Review – Christine Nagel; 2020
Hermes L'Ombre Des Merveilles review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2020)
Mugler Alien Mirage & Chloe Nomade absolu de parfum Review – 2020
Mugler Alien Mirage, Chloe Nomade absolu de parfum, Papillon Bengale Rouge, Calvin Klein CK Everyone, Boucheron Jaipur Homme reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2019)
Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43
Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Christine Nagel)
Dior Joy Intense Review – François Demachy; 2019
Dior Joy Intense review, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2019)
Chanel Gabrielle Essence Review in Love At First Scent Episode 37
Chanel Gabrielle Essence review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2019)
Persolaise Review: Bois D’Hadrien from Goutal (Camille Goutal; 2018)
A re-brand is often a cause for concern, but thank goodness that when the Powers That Be at Annick Goutal decided they needed a facelift – different bottles; the ‘Annick’…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Alien Musc Mysterieux from Mugler (Dominique Ropion; 2017)
Time for a dose of Sixty Second Scents. Today it’s the turn of yet another Mugler flanker: Alien Musc Mysterieux. If you’d prefer to watch it on the YouTube site,…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: CK All from Calvin Klein (Alberto Morillas & Harry Fremont; 2017)
Do we need another flanker to CK One? Turns out that we do. Here’s my Sixty Second Scents review of the brand new CK All, put together by Alberto Morillas…
Persolaise Review: Azurée D’Or from Estée Lauder (2017)
It’s hard not to succumb to a sense of ennui at the interminable parade of flankers presented to us by mainstream brands these days. But when a company leaves a…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Eau Des Merveilles Bleue from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2017)
Another Sixty Second Scents video review for you: Christine Nagel‘s Eau Des Merveilles Bleue for Hermès… complete with painful French pronunciation. To view the video on the YouTube site, please…
Persolaise Review: No. 5 L’Eau from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2016)
The soundbites If No. 5 L’Eau were an item of clothing, it would be a simple, short-sleeved linen blouse. If it were a colour, it would be ivory. If it…
Persolaise Review Angel Muse (Quentin Bisch; 2016) & A*Men Pure Tonka (Jacques Huclier; 2016) from Thierry Mugler
The soundbites If A*Men Pure Tonka were a colour, it would be a near-black purple. If it were a piece of music it would be In Da Club by 50…
Persolaise Review: Habit Rouge Dress Code from Guerlain (Thierry Wasser; 2015)
Thierry Wasser has had the thankless task of creating flankers for classics such as Shalimar, L’Heure Bleue and Habit Rouge (could any other perfumery endeavour be more worthy of the…
Persolaise Review: Marni Spice from Marni (Daniela Andrier; 2015)
Hats off to the people at Marni for the way in which they’re handling their perfume portfolio. They hired an excellent creator, Daniela Andrier, to put together their first scent.…
Thierry Wasser On Habit Rouge
For my final interview to mark the 50th anniversary of Jean-Paul Guerlain’s Habit Rouge, we turn to the scent’s current guardian: Thierry Wasser. In his role as the venerable fragrance…
Persolaise Review: A*Men Ultra Zest from Thierry Mugler (Jacques Huclier & Quentin Bisch; 2015)
What’s that you’re saying? You want to stick a slice of orange in my coffee? Feel free. If it works as well as it does in this new fragrance, it’ll…